Your Voice Matters

FollowMyGig is happy to announce that we have gained two new media correspondents! Introducing: Faith AnnMarie Johnson Faith is a freshman at UVU. She has been extremely involved in the arts throughout all of high school and hopes to find a career supporting artists. Currently Faith is undecided in her major and hopes to serve a LDS mission in the near future. Introducing: Jackson Beutler Jackson Beutler is a senior at BYU majoring in Political Science and minoring in Nonprofit Management. He is also working on the Ballard Scholar for Social Innovation program. Working in the nonprofit sector is one of many passions he has discovered in college. Not only has it offered numerous opportunities to improve the world around him, but it has also helped refine & acquire valuable skills. From blogging to data analysis, and from recruiting to grant writing, he has learned much as a volunteer in the social sector. He looks forward to the chance to put those skills to use fo

Every hero has an origin story, Spades is no different.  Spades, born Mitch, has been doing magic since he was seven years old, his specialty is card tricks.  When he first began magic, it was a hobby doing simple things for his own and others entertainment.  Mitch loved magic, but his life wasn’t centered on it. That changed when he was living in Cedar City and found his best friend had taken his own life. After that contretemps Mitch found himself in sea of stress, pressure, and despair. Because of his close relationship with his friend he was asked to be the closing speaker at his friend's funeral, the family of his friend began confiding in him, and he was experiencing anxiety attacks with seizure like symptoms. This situation was extremely trying on Mitch and he found himself in a very dark place.  He found safety and peace in his magic. “I needed it to be an obsession, it was what kept me alive.” Mitch divulged. As he delved deeper into his magic, he began performing on th